Red Sox reinstate Enrique Hernández from the COVID list

The Red Sox had to make a couple of roster moves prior to Friday’s series opener against the White Sox, placing both Enrique Hernández and Rich Hill on the COVID list. As the corresponding move for Hernández, the team re-called Jarren Duran for his first taste of the majors this season, presumably in search of a spark. Duran started the game, led off, and had a pretty solid night including a triple (which, granted, should have been a single and an error). In the post here about that move, I assumed that while Hernández may only be on the list for a day or two, Duran would be up for longer than that. Well, you know what they say about assuming. The team announced on Saturday that Hernández was indeed making his way back from the COVID list, but Duran was optioned back down to Triple-A Worcester.

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